Waitangi Day of sun and music for Pātea s Paepae in the Park
7 Feb, 2021 04:00 AM
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Lady Renaissance plays at Paepae in the Park. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Whanganui Chronicle
Pātea s Paepae in the Park on Waitangi Day finished with the crowd singing along to the Harmonic Resonators and adding actions to its mix of traditional Maōri songs, well-known country hits and country songs translated into Māori.
The band s five members yodelled in three-part harmony and whistled, and a soloist delighted the crowd with her soaring Pokarekara Ana, stall co-ordinator Gloria Tui says.
People sprawled on the grass or sat on seats to listen to music and watch kapa haka through the day, after a pōwhiri at 10am.